As a young girl, she was first immersed in the world of politics as the daughter of the mayor of Baltimore, Thomas D’Alesandro. In the 1970s, she began working on California Gov. Jerry Brown’s presidential campaign and went on to become the chair for the California Democratic Party. After being persuaded to start her own campaign, she was sworn in as a congresswoman in 1987 and rose quickly through the ranks of the Democratic Party.

Despite the fervor with which I despise the manic pixie dream girl archetype, I have always found the film “(500) Days of Summer” to be undeniably charming. To the uninitiated, it is the indie tale of Summer played by Zooey Deschanel, who doesn’t believe in love, and Tom, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is an unapologetic romantic, and their relationship spanning a year and a half. They have their ups and downs as Tom slowly falls in love and Summer slowly does not.

This experience we call college has the potential to be the most integral quest for self-discovery in our lives. Exalted in popular imagination as a wild, inspiring and fulfilling era, adults often reminisce on their college years with a wistful smile. This is because people in college are afforded the freedom of adulthood without its consequential responsibility.

Last week, America watched with mixed emotions as the House of Representatives went blue for the first time in 7 years and the Republican Party secured their lead in the Senate. A few key races remain contested, at least at the time of writing: a Florida senate race and the Florida governorship.

Signatories to the recent statement criticizing the University of Michigan’s decision to discipline Prof. John Cheney-Lippold for refusing to support a student who wanted to study in Israel framed the issue solely in terms of freedom of speech. In fact, two principles were in contention: a professor's right to express his views and a student's right to study at an institution of her choosing.

On its surface, Netflix’s “Bojack Horseman” simply looks like an absurd cartoon about a celebrity horse, but anyone who has seen the show can attest that its themes extend far past just whimsical animal puns (though they are admittedly one of my favorite parts of the show).

I have had a smartphone since I was 13 years old. And before that, I had an iPod Touch that, with the will of a Wi-Fi connection, gave me consistent access to the Internet. So for at least the last eight years, I have been the owner of some type of smart device. And while I have always considered myself a responsible person and taken care of these devices, sometimes things happen outside of your control.

The 2018 midterm elections have concluded, and while the outcomes of several close races have yet to be officially determined, the broader results are clear. Democrats have retaken the House, while Republicans built on their previously-narrow majority in the Senate.